primate
English
/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
- (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
Etymology
Borrowed from French primate derived from Latin primas (chief, noble, one of the first, excellent).
Origin
Latin
primas
Gloss
chief, noble, one of the first, excellent
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archprimate English
- ethnoprimatology English
- euprimate English
- nonprimate English
- paleoprimatology English
- primatal English
- primatelike English
- primateship English
- primatial English
- primatical English
- primatological English
- primatologist English
- primatology English
- primatophilic English
- subprimate English
- super English
- superprimate English
- supraprimate English
- primas Latin
- primate French